She had done all she knew to do to make this marriage work. She had given up a lot: college, her dreams and her love of art. She tried to work on herself but gave up when she realized she was in this marriage alone. Their marriage foundation was faulty, what can she do? They had gone into it for all the wrong reasons. Life would have been better than it was now and even her grandma would have given her support before she died. She would still have her dignity, self-esteem and a sense of well being. To be true to herself, she could say now that Aden's feelings for her died when he realized he had to get married. He was only a year older than her, he should have enjoyed his youth!